DATE: 24th July 2017
Air Temp: 7’C
Water Temp:12’C
Water Height: +0m
Number of Rods: 16
Number of fish Caught: 5
Biggest fish: 22lbs Denis
No 30+: 0
No 20-29lbs: 1
No 8-19lbs: 4
Grilse: 0
Weather:
Heavy fog, extremely cold with a very strong upstream wind. Patches of rain/sleet…
Managers Comments:
Another traitorous day in the Tundra today, these phenomenal July conditions really are odd and just emphasise the peculiarities of this years season. I arrived here in the Tundra early may, we experienced one of the most bizarrely long winters the Kola has seen in the last 100 years. It did eventually start to melt and spring did eventually arrive. However this current weather only reminds of the long cold days we had earlier this season. It feels like we've almost gone back in time four weeks. Last week we had days of up to 20’C today it was down to 6’C and an extremely cold North wind, you can really feel in right through to the core.
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| Denis with his 22 |
However there is nothing we can do about the weather, no use crying over spilt milk. Once again the team set off on foot from the camp to fish as far as they dared walk. Although the catch results today where not perhaps as high as one would like, the quality of fish was really fantastic. Denis had his first ever atlantic salmon, a lovely 22lb fish that was reasonably fresh. An epic battle, I was down in Lyliok and I could see fish on! I watched from a distance as they slowly pottered down stream from home pool with the fish on. After a good ten minuet fight, with no sign of coming in, I thought perhaps I will walk up and see. Just as I arrived they were releasing the fish.
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| Gilles with a fish from Lyliok |
Pierre & Gilles each had very good fish, 19 & 17lbs. Two fantastic fish one of which was nice and fresh. It is truly is an amazing river, the quality of fish that it constantly churns out is really fantastic. Only five fish today but in the range of 22-12 pounds, unbelievable!
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| A lovely 19lbs fish |
The gale force wind continues to pump at high speeds up stream, making it incredibly difficult to cast, its forecast for a weather change on Wednesday. Hopefully we can at least get up the river with the heli tomorrow!
Toby Burrell
